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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Recently I bought a package of 5 frozen ginger torch (bunga kantan) and a pack of laksa leaves(daun kesum) from Asian market.I was so excited and told my mom that I bought a package of frozen bunga kantan for USD 5.99 and she said "what!! frozen not fresh ...huh?" and she continue to make this remark "if the bunga kantan was frozen not fresh we trash away already"! Well mom here is US and A not Asia or Malaysia,that you can just walk to your garden and harvest your own herbs. Beggar can't be choosy.Frozen is better than nothing at all right? Of course ,we can get almost everything in Asian market at NYC if money is not an object.Usually we use bunga kantan and daun kesum for Laksa or assam dishes.Well,I decided to cook Assam Ikan in these special herbs with my own homemade sambal belacan paste which I loves very much!!

1:Heat large skillet or wok with oil and sambal-belacan-paste at medium high heat. Then pour in the water ,tamarind powder and add in ikan bilis cubes.When the stock is rolling boil,add in daun kesum(laksa leaves) ,bunga kantan(ginger torch),kaffir lime leaves,onion and tomato for 3-5 minutes.

2:Lastly add in mackerel(ikan kembung) into the stock,cook for 1-2 minutes .Do not over cooked the fish.Check the seasoning.Add sugar and salt to your taste before remove from the heat.

high over happy:did your area have Hong Kong supermarket? I bought mine in HK supermarket..I think if you find in Viet's owner asian market you can get daun kesum.Viet's love this herbs too.Good luck to you:)

petite nyonya:Thanks!I wish I can plant exotic herbs here at my garden but too bad all my plants are going to die end of OCT or Nov coz the ground is too cold and frozen..maybe states like Florida or at the south can plant exotic herbs but not Northeast states..

Su Lin:Thank you for dropping by.hope to see you again soon:) glad you like the recipe here.enjoy!

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Hi!! My name is Lesley and I'm a simple SAHM(stay at home mom) who currantly live in Long Island,New York with my daughter Mishu and hubby Eliot .I'm Malaysian who live in US and A for many many moon and I'm also a person who love to eat, cook and bake. If you have any suggestions ,questions or comments please feel free to email me at beachlover1917atyahoodotcom. To know more about my life or my kitchen you can always hop over to my other 2 blog.

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